An omniscient narrator

knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

A person, place or object that represents something else.

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Elements of a Short Story

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1
A point of view where the author is a character
3rd Person
3rd Person Limited
1st Person
Omniscient
2
What are the people or animals in a story called?
People
Characters
Author
Point of View
3
Rain, Fall, 1850 and Washington, D.C. are all examples of ____.
Resolution
Motivation
Setting
Theme
4
The struggle that takes place within a character's mind
Characterization
Internal Conflict
Theme
External Conflict
5
The reason characters do what they do
Conflict
Intelligence
Objective Narrator
Motivation
6
The sequence of events in a story is known as the ____.
Plot
Timing
Setting
Theme
7
The author describes a character
External Conflict
Indirect Characterization
Direct Characterization
Internal Conflict
8
An omniscient narrator
knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
knows only his or her feelings.
is limited to what he or she knows.
is a neutral observer.
9
The part of plot where the conflict eases
Rising Action
Falling Action
Resolution
Climax
10
The perspective from which a story is told
Narrator
Character
Author
Point of View
11
Time and place of a story
Message
Character
Conflict
Setting
12
A quick, focused story
Motivation
Short Story
Objective
Tale
13
What is an example of setting?
Be Nice to Others
Africa
Maria and Lily Fight
Timothy
14
What is the problem called that characters in a story face?
Difficulties
Plot
Conflict
Issues
15
The main message, the central message, the life lesson
Motivation
Theme
Story
Mood
16
This type of theme is suggested by the author
Exposition
Implied
Universal
Stated
17
What is a flashback?
a clue to an upcoming event
the location
a scene from the past
what characters say
18
What is a symbol?
A person, place or object that represents something else.
A look into the future
A look into the past
A loud instrument

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